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There was no other way; the civil service system in the Witch World was just too tough to navigate. With each position being a single slot, vacancies were limited until someone ahead left, creating opportunities for those behind.

If it were human society, with people aging and everything, you could wait it out since, after all, the most pitiful humans can only be Crown Princes for at most sixty or seventy years.

But witches are a long-lived race. Even an ordinary witch has a lifespan of a thousand years, and those who manage to climb to those positions of power could never be just ordinary witches—they must be at least Great Witches. You know, Great Witches are practically immortal.

If it were high-risk military positions you were eyeing, you might just wait for a leader to die on the battlefield one day, creating room for your advancement. But if it's for a secure position managing the internal security of the Witch World's rear...